For the Sins of My Father: A Mafia Killer, His Son, and the Legacy of a Mob Life | 
|  | | | Title: | For the Sins of My Father: A Mafia Killer, His Son, and the Legacy of a Mob Life | | Author: | Albert Demeo | | Publisher: | Broadway | | Type: | Book / Paperback | | Publication Date: | 09 September, 2003 | | ISBN / ISBN-13: | 0767906896 / 9780767906890 | | List Price: | $14.95 | | You Save: | $4.78 | | Amazon Price: | $10.17 | |
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A suspenseful, emotionally charged real-life Sopranos: The son of New York's most notorious Mafia killer reveals the conflicted life he led being raised by a cold-blooded murderer, who was also a devoted family man, and the wrenching legacy of Mafia family life.
Al DeMeo will never forget the day in 1992 when a coworker, a fellow trader at the New York Stock Exchange, taunted him with a copy of the hot new book Murder Machine, chronicling the horrific criminal life of DeMeo's father, Roy, the head of the most deadly gang in organized crime. The moment sent DeMeo into a psychological tailspin: How could he have spent his life looking up to, and loving, a vicious killer?
For the Sins of My Father recounts the chilling rise and fall of the man who led the Gambino family's most fearsome killers and thieves, through the eyes of a son who had never known any other kind of life. Coming of age in an opulent Long Island house where money is abundant but its source is unclear, Al becomes Roy's confidant, sent to call in loans at age fourteen and gradually coming to understand his father's job description--loan shark, car thief, porn purveyor and, above all, murderer. But when Al is seventeen, Roy's body is found in the trunk of a car, a gangland slaying that places Al between federal prosecutors seeking his testimony and a mob crew determined to keep him quiet.
Desperate to abide by the father-son bond, but equally determined to escape his father's dangerous and doomed life, Al Demeo embarks on a courageous quest for the truth, reconciliation, and honor. With the implacable narrative drive of a thriller and the power of a painfully honest memoir, For the Sins of My Father presents a startling and unprecedented perspective on the underworld of organized crime, exposing for the first time the cruel legacy of a Mafia life.
From the Hardcover edition.
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Customer Reviews:
• Albert Demeo 20 July, 2007
We see the life of a gangster through the eyes of a young boy. A young boy who adores his father and will do anything to please him. He is slowly introduced into the workings of the Mafia. The older he gets, the more tradegy his life encounters. Very well written. My only regret was that there were not enough photos in this book.
- Reviewed by customer ID: A52KI87KEWX39
• Must Read 17 November, 2008
one of the best books about the mob ever written....great for understanding the family side of the mob....enjoy
- Reviewed by customer ID: AVAT6WCW5DJAU
• There's A Flip Side To Every Coin 01 August, 2007
After have read Murder Machine I came over The Since of my father by accident after surfing the net...I think it's a wonderful book by Albert, that gives you the insight from a sons perspective of a mob hitman.
Murder Machine was great, but how much did they acctually "spice up" the stories??? I thought "the sins of my father" was a fantastic book, very interesting and hearthwarming. If you like me enjoy mob-books, have a big heart and haven't read this one: buy it. Don't mind the people who gives it a low rating, they were expecting Lucky Luke or something.
Great book Albert De Meo. May your father R.I.P.
- Reviewed by customer ID: A3D669NQ8NYD43
• Follow Up By Demeo From "murder Machine" 17 May, 2008
A companion book to this book is Murder Machine,a story about the Demeo car theft/assassin business.I take it that Mr. Demeo wrote this book as a response to Murder Machine which is a brutal Mafia expose.Since these businesses set the Demeo's up financially,Mr. Demeo's (overwhelming at times),guilt pangs ,in his book are understandable and the book may be an effort as part of a self therapy program.Demeo's story is believable as he presents "Murder Machine" from an entirely different perspective;that of a hitman's immediate family. I notice however that throughout the book DeMeo tries to convince the reader that he is not a "Rat"(government informer) and this somewhat detracts from DeMeo's credibility.Noone reading a book about the Mafia would care if DeMeo is in fact a"rat"or a (goat or horse),but just an honest expose.
- Reviewed by customer ID: A2QZHE6Z3931LA
• Roy Demeo The Gangster And Family Man (as Told By His Son Albert) 20 August, 2007
Wow! If you've ever read books that involve Roy Demeo (The Ice Man, Murder Machine to name a few), you will know that his reputation is that of a ruthless, antagonistic, killer who was widely feared by many for such a reputation. However, this book is interesting in the fact that the author tell about his life with his father, Roy Demeo, as told from a son's point of view. This exposes Roy Demeo's "family Man" side, and shows how much he really did love his wife and children.
Once criticism of the book is that it has a slow start. The first few chapters are slow and a little boring, but it gets better from there.
- Reviewed by customer ID: A1RTR66ZBY6T44
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